I just went to see Thor Motorcycles at Liskeard in Cornwall, they are relatively new dealers but seemed very enthusiastic. They have a large showroom and stock a variety of manufacturers machines and is all very clean and tidy. I needed some minor parts for my 2002 F4 750 and they came up trumps. The lady who served me was really helpful and knew her parts inventory very well.
I get the feeling they are a family business and have been working with Italian bikes for some time as well as others and from what was said the owner is really into MV.
He gave me quite a lot of background on MV in the UK and the problems that have been over the years. He also explained that whenever a bike goes into them the first thing they do is connect it to the computers to check out the history with the factory. He further explained that not all bikes in the past have been correctly registered with the factory so that many may have missed the recalls that have been issued, this means once they have the bike registered they can carry out any recalls before commencing other work to ensure the bike is up to date. He also spoke about previous work that had been charged for by dealers that probably had not been carried out fully and cited tappets, where it was evident the top had not come off and wide ranging gaps on some engines, how true is not known but he seemed genuine when explaining.
Certainly I got the impression that they knew what they were doing and because of the owners inclination towards MV he wanted to ensure that provide the correct level of service.
Although I have not had work done there as yet I felt confident enough to give them a try when I next need a service. They are a little way out of town in a rural setting but worth a visit to have a look around their big new workshop and showroom that contains probably 60 bikes including a number of competition manufacturers bikes.
Their website is
http://www.thormotorcycles.co.uk/index.php?cmd=shop